India's first talkie was Alam Ara (1931) starring Zubeida, who, as the daughter of the Nawab of Sachin, was a princess in real life. The film is now lost.
Incidentally, Zubeidaa is the grandmother of Rhea Pillai, model, wife of Leander Paes, and ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt.
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Indian connection